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Frog Rod
Posted by: Cheng Moua (12.104.244.---)
Date: March 27, 2013 11:40AM

heres a new one,
looking for a recommendation on a froggin blank.
wait...
frogs in the 2-4oz range
7+ footer with a fairly soft tip.
any suggestions?

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Re: Frog Rod
Posted by: Spencer Phipps (---.tmodns.net)
Date: March 27, 2013 12:24PM

Castaway XP3 874, if you want the extra 3 inches you can extend the blank pretty easy.

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Re: Frog Rod
Posted by: Cheng Moua (12.104.244.---)
Date: March 27, 2013 01:13PM

ive looked at the XP3 874. not too confident that it'll be able to handle the 2-4oz baits...

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Re: Frog Rod
Posted by: Bill Batson (---.wavecable.com)
Date: March 27, 2013 02:10PM

Rainshadow IFS906 would be a good stick

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Re: Frog Rod
Posted by: Don Ahart (---.hsd1.nj.comcast.net)
Date: March 27, 2013 02:52PM

2-4oz Frog??? I fish some big frogs and rats but never seen one over 1oz. Unless you are talking real live frogs?

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Re: Frog Rod
Posted by: Todd R. Vivian (---.se.biz.rr.com)
Date: March 27, 2013 05:36PM

Cheng,
the MB905-MHX will handle the size baits you are talking about.

[www.mudhole.com]

Regards,
Todd Vivian
Mud Hole Custom Tackle

todd@mudhole.com

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Re: Frog Rod
Posted by: Cheng Moua (---.hsd1.mn.comcast.net)
Date: March 27, 2013 05:37PM

these are soft bodied frogs...

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Re: Frog Rod
Posted by: Jim Gamble (---.res.bhn.net)
Date: March 27, 2013 06:34PM

My current stick is a Hydra blank. Get with Alex and see what he recommends ... link on the left.

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Re: Frog Rod
Posted by: Joel Smith (---.pools.spcsdns.net)
Date: March 27, 2013 09:05PM

I'm curious about this large frog? Do you mind sharing any info on it?

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Re: Frog Rod
Posted by: ernest sebastian (---.fast.net.id)
Date: March 27, 2013 11:32PM

Cheng
I'm fish snakehead with soft body/hollow frog too
my biggest frog only weight 1oz after i filled it with lead
i'm wondering what frog do you used, do you filled it with lead until it sink??

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Re: Frog Rod
Posted by: Tom Wewerka (---.bltmmd.fios.verizon.net)
Date: March 28, 2013 12:27AM

Before you buy a blank you may just want to weigh those frogs. All of my customers are using a MB 874 MHX and I have a ton of them out there . Has a great tip for distance and plenty of backbone.

Tom

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Re: Frog Rod
Posted by: Cheng Moua (---.mycingular.net)
Date: March 28, 2013 08:04AM

this is gonna be a big boy's frog...that's all I can say for now...

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Re: Frog Rod
Posted by: Russell Brunt (165.214.14.---)
Date: March 28, 2013 12:08PM

If you are after the type of blank you could fish 50-65# braid on and yank fish out of the weeds.....you might take a look at the castaway BB2.

I have never fished for snakeheads but we have a number of non-native invasive fish in my area. Some of them are very tough fighting fish and require a lot more rod than fresh water guys would normally use.

Russ in Hollywood, FL.

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Re: Frog Rod
Posted by: Jeremy Wagner (---.dhcp.embarqhsd.net)
Date: March 28, 2013 06:36PM

You may want to take a look at some of the muskie blanks out there. Specifically the Lamiglas LGM96-1H and St Croix 4m80MHF. The Lami blank has a softer tip. St. Croix's 8' H in the Avid Inshore lineup would also be a good choice. When I'm throwing 4oz, I prefer a rod rated to at least 6oz which is why I recommended the musky blanks.

I'd be very hesitant to use any of the bass sticks that are rated to 1 or 1.5oz.

jeremy



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/28/2013 06:42PM by Jeremy Wagner.

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Re: Frog Rod
Posted by: gaston arnold (---.pools.spcsdns.net)
Date: March 28, 2013 11:29PM

I'm building a musky blank for tossing frogs its an mhx can't remember the model right now

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